William James Roche,CMGPC(30 November 1859 – 30 September 1937) was aCanadianpolitician andConservativeMember of Parliamentfor theManitobariding ofMarquettein theHouse of Commons of Canadafrom 1896 to 1917.[1]
Born inClandeboye,Canada West,[1]the son of W. F. Roche, he was educated inLucanandLondon, Ontario,atTrinity Medical CollegeinTorontoand at theUniversity of Western Ontario.Roche practised medicine inMinnedosa, Manitoba.In 1883, he married Annie E. Cook.[2]
In 1892, Roche ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Manitoba assembly.[2]He was Secretary of State for External Affairs from 1911 to 1912. He also served as Minister of the Interior (1912–1917), Minister of Mines (1912–1913), and Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (1912–1917).[1]In 1934, he was made a Companion of theOrder of St Michael and St George.[3]
References
edit- ^abcWilliam James Roche – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^abcJohnson, J.K. (1968).The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967.Public Archives of Canada.
- ^"London Gazette"(PDF).